Finally! An instructional video on how to run a youth baseball practice (8-15 year old players).

Coach Steve Smith discusses the basic principles for a successful baseball practice. These principles include how much time to spend on each area, using groups and stations to keep things moving, focusing on the major issues, varying routines to fit your needs, and keeping practices creative. Smith and the Midway All-Star team demonstrate a day of practice. Coach Mitch Thompson explains the factors in determining the correct position for each player, how to put together a batting order, and how to put together a good system of signs for your style of coaching. This is a great instructional baseball DVD for those who are coaching youth baseball.

2000. 54 minutes.

Get ready for the ultimate guide for innovative, fun and competitive games for baseball players. In this 3-DVD set, Coach Baker present over seven hours worth of drills, games and activities from his book, Baseball Drills for Young People. Designed to help players develop their skills in every area of the game, most of these drills and games can be adapted for players of any age and skill level. Baker shares dozens of activities covering warm-ups, base running, bunting, catching, fielding, hitting, pitching and more. He even covers a variety of activities to use during rain delays at the game. In this 3-DVD set, Baker uses real baseball players to show you nearly 150 games and drills. Develop technique, encourage friendly competition among teammates and get players to interact with each other and their coaches, all while having fun and learning the game of baseball. These activities can be modified for indoor practice, and can be used at camps, clinics, practices, pre-game warm-up and PE classes.

7 hours 14 minutes

2008.